The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyassured the UN Security Council on Tuesday that his country had “Evidence” that Russia is preparing to attack three nuclear power plants Ukrainians.
“They are preparing to attack our nuclear power plants, three of them. We have this information and we have proof. If Russia is ready to go this far, it means that nothing that you (council members) value matters to Moscow.” Zelensky warned, in remarks collected by Efe.
Dressed in black, unlike his previous visits when he appeared in khaki camouflage, the Ukrainian president criticised Russia’s “cynicism” and said that to achieve peace, unity was key and we must avoid creating divisions into blocs of countries.
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“Russia has no legitimate reasonnothing at all, to make Iran and North Korea accomplices de facto “It is the criminal war in Europe with its weapons, killing us Ukrainians and helping (Russian President) Putin steal our land from our people,” said the 46-year-old politician, who has been asking for help from international politics for almost three years to stop the Russian invasion of your country.
For his part, the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkensaid the question now is How Council members can end the war declared by Putin and strengthen international norms and rights.
“First, we must address Russia’s growing cooperation with North Korea and Iran. Iran has been providing armed drones to the Kremlin since 2022,” Blinken added.
“Some people wonder how the United States, or any other country that helps Ukraine defend itself, can criticize countries that provide military support to Russia. There is a profound difference. Russia is the aggressor. Ukraine is the victim.. Russia is fighting for conquest. “Ukraine is fighting to survive,” Blinken explained.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yisaid that although the conflict will last three years next February and “prospects for peace may seem distant,” he is “inspired by growing calls for dialogue.”
Ukraine has been the focus of previous weeks of the UN high-level meeting, but in this edition, which began Tuesday, attention is being focused on tensions in the Middle East.
Nevertheless, Joseph Borrellsaid the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission on Tuesday. who believes “that the question of Ukraine is very important on the agenda, just as that of Gaza or Lebanon is now.”
